Picture-frame



(ModeL) U. A. BRAINERD.

Picture Frame.

No. 236,661. Patented Jan. 18, I881.

INVENTOR'. C. A. BRAlNEHD,

' ATTYE UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

CHARLES A. BRAINERD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PICTU RE-FRAM E.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 236,667, dated January 18, 1881.

Application filed March 18, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. BRAINE/RD, of Chicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have invented a new Improvement in Picture-Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention is a blank of special construction, whichis adapted to form, when properly folded and pasted, a picture-frame or photograph-stand, as will be fully described here inafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of the blank, and Fig. 2 representsa side elevation of the stand or frame complete.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of operation.

In Fig. l, A represents the blank, of any proper material, paper being preferred, which is formed by means of proper stamps or cutter from a single sheet.

' it represents the main portion of the blank, of quadrangular form, which forms the front piece of the stand or frame when the same is completed, which main portion is provided with a sight-opening, X, as shown. a a represent projections which serve as legs for supporting the same.

12 represents an auxiliary portion, attached to the part a, which, when folded upon the line :12, forms the back frame of the stand.

(Model.)

I) I), Fig. 2, represent ears upon the part b, by means of which the latter is secured to the part a, as shown, by pasting or otherwise.

0 represents a tongue out in the part b, which, when the stand is completed, is adapted to serve as a brace-bar or support for holding the same in its proper position, as shown.

After the blank has been properly cut, the stand may be readily completed by simply bending the part b upon the line 00, and then pasting the ears I) to the part a. A very desirable stand can thus be produced at a very small cost.

The face of the stand or frame may be painted with any proper design, or be otherwise embellished, according to taste.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The blank A, having the main portion a of quadrangular form, with central sight-opening, X, the auxiliary portion 1), and tongue 0, formed in one piece, as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a pic tare-frame having the main portion a, with sight-opening X, as shown, the auxiliary portion I), and tongue 0, formed of one piece, and constructed and adapted for use as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of March, 1880.

C. A. BRAINERD.

Witnesses:

HENRY J. SAW, H. R. KAISER. 

